Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 758 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
2. 2.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
29. 29.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal

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